• Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      I could be way off base here, but it seems just as likely to me that this woman is motivated by a frustration with the pervasive false advertising that affects all of us, but that she is being deliberately portrayed as being frivolous and selfish.

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        11 months ago

        And the only way to make a manufacturer feel the sting is to make it big enough.

        The McDonald’s coffee story is worth a deep read.

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          11 months ago

          I remember that being reported, and I’m sad to say I was one of the people at the time who assumed she was being frivolous and “sue happy.” The influence these large corporations have on the flow of information is real.

          I learned from that, though, which is why I’d really hesitate to pass judgment on the woman in this article. Even the way the title of the article is worded – “Florida woman…” – seems subtly worded to try to make this poor woman look unhinged.

    • oleorun@real.lemmy.fanOPM
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      11 months ago

      You bring to light a reality that many ignore - we’re all just stuck thinking we’re just temporarily inconvenienced (b)(m)illionaires. It’s a chase of the big bucks, because aside from the lottery, a dead rich uncle, or just fucking real everyday work, we all want to be financially secure by any means.

      Some shoot for the moon. Some work day-to-day. Some get fucked for real and never see a cent, or don’t get their due. It’s a cosmic fuckery of karma with no rhyme or reason.